The powers are contained in three new sections and allow judges to clear the court and restrict publication of proceedings and identifying details - a prima facie BORA breach - when deciding such orders. Those powers may be a good idea. They may be justified (that BORA breach, while prima facie, is almost certainly a justifiable limitation in the interests of justice). But one thing they're certainly not is "technical, short, and non-controversial". Any new power, by definition, is not "technical", and any new secrecy power is certainly not "non-controversial" given the inherent controversy around name-suppression and its consistent protection of the rich and powerful. The upshot: these powers should not be passed using the Statutes Amendment Bill, but instead should go in their own Bill where they can be properly debated. And I'll be looking for an MP to stand up and veto them on those grounds in the committee stage.